Chapter 102, the Great Brawl of the Beijing Division (Medium)

PS: The explanation for why there are so many generals in the mansion of the Xungui in Beijing can't stop the looting of the rogues: Even though these people are more capable of fighting, they are only bodyguards after all, and they will only guard the mansions of each family, not only the troops are scattered, but also nailed. However, the rogue can concentrate his forces at any time, and under normal circumstances, he scatters and plunders everywhere, and when he encounters a hard idea (a mansion with many bodyguards), he will call people everywhere to gather people's heads, and even pull up cannons to bombard the door.

Moreover, even if the defense of a certain mansion is so strong that it cannot be attacked for a long time, so that the rogues give up and turn to gnaw on other fat meat that is easy to attack, the soldiers guarding the mansion will not come out to meet it, but will only continue to shrink inside, only caring about the snow in front of their own door, and not caring about the frost on the tiles of others.

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North Zhili, Shuntianfu, Wuqing County, the imperial camp of Emperor Taiji of the Great Khan of the Later Jin

The fields were full of weedy tents, and countless brightly colored flags fluttered in the wind like colorful clouds.

Hundreds of horns sounded a long and rough sound, accompanied by a large group of mules and horses carrying heavy baggage, Huang Taiji led the elite soldiers of the two yellow flags in high spirits, and came triumphantly from Baoding Mansion, preparing to launch the final blow against Beijing, the biggest target of the southern expedition to the south.

In the past, because of the handsomeness of the horses and the frequent wars, even the royal drive of the Great Khan was not magnificent. But now the victory has been decided, under the construction of a Han official, Huang Taiji also began to pay attention to pomp and circumstance - travel must fire cannons to set off, there is a drum guard of honor in front of the road, and there is a heavy minister Baylor in the back, Huang Taiji himself wears a bright yellow dragon robe, riding on an oolong horse, in front of a yellow Luo umbrella cover, and the silver saddle and gold stirrup under his body are shining. I saw him holding the apricot yellow silk reins in his left hand on the horse, and pointing out the mountains and rivers to the generals with a horsewhip in his right hand, talking about how easy it was to break through the customs this time, and he was full of smiles.

-- Since defeating Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army and annihilating Hong Chengchou's Qin army, the entire Beizhili Plain has become a racecourse for the Jurchen Eight Banners, and the local government and garrison have surrendered. By the end of October, most of the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi had been captured by the Houjin Eight Banners, except for a few suburban counties within 30 miles of Gyeongshi. At this time, Huang Taiji personally supervised the battle and captured the fortified Baoding City, and the last small mobile force of the Ming State in Beizhili, the 9,000 Sichuan Army that fled south from Shanhaiguan all the way to Baoding, was also completely wiped out by the Jurchen Eight Banners and Guanning Iron Cavalry. At this point, from the Beijing division to the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Jinan, the Ming court no longer had a single soldier available, and the trend of destruction was irreversible.

As the dust settled on the war situation in Beizhili, and the accession to Beijing was just around the corner, Huang Taiji also began to restrain his subordinates and stabilize his rule over the occupied areas. Therefore, unlike the previous robbery, after the Eight Banners won a complete victory, they did not rob around as viciously as before, but posted a list of people and did not kill and rob indiscriminately. Although the people in Beizhili are panicking, the markets of various prefectures, prefectures and counties are barely stable.

Then, Huang Taiji recruited Ming Dynasty officials with extremely magnificent measures and courage, because the Liaoxi generals of the Ning army threaded the needle from it, and the collapse and fall of the Ming court in Beizhili was decided, so the results were okay, and there were hundreds of low-grade officials who surrendered and surrendered, and set up the official shelves of the newly occupied places, but there were still many officials hiding or hiding, and continued to wait and see the situation, and refused to come out to be Jurchen officials.

In particular, the highest-ranking captive captured in this southern expedition, the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, although he has been reduced to a prisoner, still refuses to submit to Houjin, which makes Huang Taiji very sorry - although in Beijing at this time, there are already many scholars, squires, scholars and relatives of the emperor, who secretly sent envoys to have an affair with Huang Taiji. But although Huang Taiji is kind and gentle to this class of wall grass, he actually knows that most of this generation is wine bags and rice bags, and rotten and sour ...... In short, it should never be reused.

In the current outdated and decrepit Ming court, there are really very few outstanding military and political compound talents like Hong Chengchou who can govern the army and reassure the people. It is really impossible not to let Huang Taiji favor him, and even prepare to entrust him with important tasks.

-- Although there were many Han officials who surrendered to the Jurchens, the number of truly outstanding talents, especially those worthy of the rank of "national soldiers", was really limited.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou, as the governor of Shaanxi Province who is fully responsible for clearing out the Liukou in the Guannei, can be called a high-powered, well-connected, and has a huge influence in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu...... In view of the above considerations, Huang Taiji naturally attached more and more importance to Hong Chengchou.

But the problem is that the more talented you are, the more arrogant and difficult it is to convince you...... When Huang Taiji walked alone to the outside of the tent where Hong Chengchou was imprisoned, he heard his confidant Fan Wencheng, a Han official, who was bitterly persuading Hong Chengchou to surrender and submit, but Hong Chengchou was sneering repeatedly:

“…… I don't know what Lord Fan deigns to mean by coming here? Although there was no friendship before, the official also knew that Mr. Fan's status here in Huang Taiji was extremely high, and Mr. Fan participated in the planning of political and military affairs. Look at Mr. is doing quite moist! What do you think? Are the lackeys of the Jurchens doing it well? ”

Although he was being poked in the backbone and scolded, Fan Wencheng was not annoyed, and still smiled gently: "...... The Governor should not be angry, for he had always admired the prestige of the Lord, and when he heard that the Lord was now trapped here, he begged the Great Khan to come and visit the Lord, so that he could talk freely with the Lord about the affairs of the past and the present......"

But Hong Chengchou didn't appreciate it, and immediately pushed back with a cold face: "...... Mr. Fan doesn't know where to start? Now that I have been defeated and reduced to a prisoner, Mr. Fan is proud, under one person, above ten thousand! I'm afraid that if I talk to such lowly people, I will lose my identity! ”

“…… Lord Hong's words are wrong," Fan Wencheng said with a smile: "...... The Great Khan did not treat the adults as prisoners, on the contrary, the Great Khan has always admired the talents of the adults, and wanted to take them under his command and discuss the great plans of the world. And you can also be in the same hall with the adults and listen to the teachings......"

Before Fan Wencheng finished speaking, Hong Chengchou interrupted him: "...... Dream! Although Hong is not talented, he will not turn his back on the court and be that vulgar and barbaric lackey! Even if the eldest husband is unable to turn the tide, he is just a generous death to repay the king! ”

“…… Hehe! It's really rare that adults are still dedicated to that Chongzhen child at this moment! Fan Wencheng couldn't stop shaking his head, "...... It's just that my Dajin has gained the luck of the world, leveling Mongolia, breaking Korea, crossing the Great Wall, entering Gyeonggi, and the soldiers are invincible. The Eight Banners Iron Cavalry swept the Central Plains just around the corner. However, the Ming Kingdom is a chaotic dynasty, traitors are in charge, there are no soldiers to fight outside, and there are no pillars of ministers inside, even if there are a number of righteous people who are loyal to the monarch to serve the country, what can they do? The top and bottom of this Ming Kingdom are already rotten, even if the Governor has a genius, can he turn the tide of the tide? Even if you know that you can't, why struggle and use your mantis arm as a car? My lord is a rare monarch in ancient times, cherish talents and love talents, if Lord Zeng Yunhong can come to vote, he will be rewarded with the position of prince......"

Hong Chengchou interrupted him again, "...... Mr. Fan, although there are some immoral things in the imperial court, but what about Jiannu? Isn't it just as hypocritical and tyrannical?! The slave thief Puer Xiaobang, originally for me to watch the dog, I don't want to be consumed by the desire for profit, trying to swallow the elephant with a snake!

At that time, Nurhachi rebelled and said seven hatreds. One of the most important is that Li Chengliang killed his father, but Li Chengliang had a history of this matter, and he also instigated Nikan Wailan, and the court later learned the truth, and was extremely sad, and gave him generous care, and also handed over Nikan Wailan to Nurhachi for execution. If you talk about hatred, you should stop here! But Nurhachi is a wolf with ambition, using these old accounts of old sesame seeds and rotten grains as an excuse to plot against me, and is bent on seizing my Ming Liaodong country. After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he repeatedly entered Koubei Zhili, killed my people, lewd my children, destroyed my grange, and damaged my city! As a citizen of China, how can Hong watch the tragedy of Hu Yuan's chaos in China for nearly a hundred years be staged in Middle-earth again? Mr. Fan, you are a Han Chinese, but you are a foreigner, a tiger, and a victim of your own compatriots, and now you have come to persuade me to turn my back on my ancestors and be this disloyal and unfilial person. Hum! The Tao is different, not the same! ”

“…… The Governor has a heart for the world, and the people are very impressed. It's just that now Beijing has become an isolated city, and the fall of the Ming court is imminent, how can the adults get the general trend of the world with their own strength? My lord has always loved the people like a son, and my Dajin has a clear name both inside and outside, and the country is thriving, and it is only a matter of time before I dominate the world! If the people of the world are thought of in mind, but they are categorically enemies of the Great Khan, will not they delay the war and make the people suffer even more from the war? If you submit to my lord and help me to rule the world, then the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and your name will go down in history! Fan Wencheng shook his head and sighed.

“…… Do you not hear that if you are not of my race, their hearts will be different? The sins of Hu Yuan's chaos are vivid! Mr. Fan had a fantasy, heh! Immature! ”

“…… That's a mistake! Hu Yuan has no way, this is exactly what my emperor deeply believes it is...... The Eight Banners rode into the customs, although there were some killings, but Brother Hong had ever thought that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty listened to slander, punished loyal ministers, lost the hearts of the people, and made the people resentful, even if there was no Jurchen Eight Banners to hang the people, then the Liukou in Shaanxi, the demons in Shandong, and the rebel generals in Fujian in the south are not also Han people? That rebel general Huang Shi was once the favorite general of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the victorious warrior of the Ming Kingdom, but now he also pulls the flag to crusade against the imperial court? This is because the number of Da Ming's qi has been exhausted, and all the heroes are obeying the will of heaven! ”

“…… Hum! A bunch of nonsense, strong words! Having said that, Hong Chengchou frowned and fell into deep thought for a moment.

Seeing that this seemed to have an effect, Fan Wencheng took advantage of the victory and pursued: "...... Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, but it is righteous, so benevolence. What have I learned when I read the books of the sages? Isn't it to assist Mingjun and stabilize the world? But think about it, what has Emperor Chongzhen done for the people of the world since he ascended the throne? It's just a harsh tax that knocks out the bones and sucks the marrow! The truth that good birds choose trees to perch on, Lord Hong should still understand......"

In short, Fan Wencheng said all the good things to Hong Chengchou, and he did everything he could to be low. But Hong Chengchou has always been cold, with thorns in his words, and he doesn't seem to have softened at all. Even Huang Taiji, who was standing outside the tent, felt a little deflated when he heard it.

However, when Fan Wencheng left the camp and reported to Huang Taiji on the task of persuading him to surrender, he said confidently: "...... Great Khan, according to the minister's opinion, Hong Chengchou's mind has been shaken, he will not be willing to die - if he really wants to die, then he can wield his sword when he is captured, and he can also kill himself by hunger strike after being captured, but Hong Chengchou did not do this...... On the contrary, since he was captured, he has eaten and drunk as usual, and it can be seen that he has no desire to die, either to die or to live. If you want to live now, how can you not descend? ”

“…… But he clearly doesn't have any intention of surrendering and surrendering? Huang Taiji asked in confusion.

“…… Alas, Your Majesty, the more talented you are, the more troublesome it is to persuade you to surrender. If you don't put in enough water grinding work, how can you make the countryman work? ”

Fan Wencheng explained, "...... Hong Chengchou is a very arrogant person, as a literati, he led the army to sweep the northwest liukou, with both wisdom and bravery, and his prestige is outstanding. It was not that he was defeated when he confronted the saint head-on, but because of an accidental mutiny, which was accidentally broken by me, so it was inevitable that he was a little unwilling, but it was also reasonable. What's more, the decline of the Ming Kingdom has been seen by the world, can this wise person turn a blind eye? Hong Chengchou did not surrender at the moment, mainly not because of any Huayi's opinion, but because he was not convinced, and secondly, he still had some illusions, thinking that Beijing City might not fall. If His Majesty can summon him unusually, so that he can see the face of the sky, and then solicit him with gentle words, he will definitely be able to shake his heart even more. When Beijing breaks down in the future, and then persuade him to surrender, he will be more sure......"

So, Huang Taiji ordered a large banquet to reward the whole army, and prepared to swear to conquer the city of Beijing, and by the way.

Before, the Houjin army divided its troops into many routes, swept in all directions, and reported successes one after another, and now it has basically swept away Kifu, crushed the last resistance of the remnants of a small number of Ming troops, and captured a large number of goods and strong men. Now the camp in Wuqing County is gathering forces again, preparing to launch a general attack on the city of Beijing.

At this time, the imperial camp of Huang Taiji was full of crowns and famous generals for a time. Jurchen brave generals such as Mang Gurtai, Dai Shan, Jierharang, Dolgon, Haoge, and Abatai, Guan Ning generals such as Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou, and the civil and military officials of the Ming State who surrendered since entering the customs, were all ordered to gather together at this time, raise a glass and drink Shanxi Fenjiu, Kweichow Moutai and other worldly wines, and even a few bottles of "Guoshi Wushuang" wine made by Lingnan "Australians...... As a prisoner of war, Hong Chengchou was also arranged to have a table of wine and food alone, accompanied by Fan Wencheng, and feasted with everyone.

At the banquet, Huang Taiji first praised the merits of the generals and encouraged them to continue to fight, and then asked people to hold out two copies of the text and read it out in public. One of the proclamations, which indicated Huang Taiji's solicitation attitude towards Ming officials, read: "...... The officials of the Ming Dynasty surrendered, and the hereditary fatherhood of the children and grandchildren remained unchanged; Kill the official and return, and confer the official position; When one person comes to surrender, the country will support him; Lead the crowd to descend and give office according to merit. ”

Another proclamation was an ultimatum to the imperial court in Beijing: "...... I don't know if the vassals below deceived and deceived the Ming court, or the emperor of the Ming Dynasty knew that the people were miserable and the people were dead, and he didn't mind and didn't want to make peace? I have repeatedly talked about peace, but your minister of the Ming Dynasty has not answered a word, this is deliberately causing trouble! Therefore the sorrow and death of your people is not my responsibility, but the fault of your kings and ministers. In the future, wherever our army goes, those who dare to oppose me will be killed; Those who escape from the mountains and forests are captured; If you live in peace and surrender, you will not commit any crimes. This time to march the troops, it is necessary to take Hebei, and never withdraw the troops as lightly as before! ”

As soon as these two proclamations came out, those Eight Banners chieftains heard it half-understood, but the newly surrendered Han officials and generals listened to it with bright eyes and smiles. Immediately, he thanked Huang Taiji again and again, and the sycophants were like a tide, and all kinds of sycophants were filmed like they didn't want money.

And Fan Wencheng, who shoulders the mission of persuasion, also took the opportunity to raise a glass and say to Hong Chengchou, "...... Can Lord Hong see it? My Dajin Kingdom admires Sinicization, accommodates hundreds of rivers, and stands proudly in Liaodong. Now it is even more good news, the national prestige is strong, and all the people are respectful! If there is anyone in this world who can calm the troubled times and return the people to a prosperous world, who else is there besides my lord? Why should adults waste their skills for the children of the Zhu family? ”

“…… Hehe, I, the Ming Dynasty, inherited the mandate of heaven, and the Holy Son of Heaven ruled the four seas. Dingding Shenzhou has been in place for nearly three hundred years, and it is the respect of the mother country of all nations, how can it be destroyed by a few small setbacks? Hong Chengchou snorted, with a faint anger in his eyes, but he looked slightly inward.

“…… The Son of Heaven? Hey. Fan Wencheng smiled, "...... Lord Hong, do you know that the Holy Son of Heaven in your mouth has abandoned the Jingshi Palace and the ancestral mausoleum, and rushed west? I don't even have the courage to defend the capital and fight with our army, where is he worthy of being the lord of the world? ”

“…… How is this possible?! The Son of Heaven is by no means such a temperament! Hugh will deceive me with lies! Hong Chengchou was taken aback, and an incredible look appeared on his face - with Hong Chengchou's understanding of Emperor Chongzhen, this saint who wanted to save face would never learn from Tang Xuanzong and flee with the capital master. And those ministers in the DPRK who have always only sung high-profile songs, no one will be willing to be the first bird to propose such a disgraceful construction.

In this case, why did the emperor leave the capital and flee? Aren't you afraid of the infamy of the ages and the shame of the world?

“…… Lord Hong, at this point, do I still need to deceive you? It's true! Fan Wencheng said with a smile, and at the same time took out a thick stack of letterheads and spread them out in front of Hong Chengchou, "...... These are all secret letters written to my lord by high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing in recent days, explaining clearly the matter of the Son of Heaven's departure, and even the arrangements for how to dedicate the city to our army have been discussed...... Do you still think that this battle will change? ”

-- These letterheads of the powerful people in Beijing secretly colluding with the Jurchen Eight Banners and surrendering were asked by Fan Wencheng to Huang Taiji and used as props for persuasion work -- At this time, there is no need to keep some things secret, anyway, Hong Chengchou is just a prisoner, and he can't spread the news if he knows it. Besides, the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners are about to go straight to Beijing, so what if these secrets are leaked? Could it be that there are still people in Beijing who can be raped?

As a result, Hong Chengchou was shocked by the gorgeous beauty, and he could no longer say any hard words about being loyal to the monarch and serving the country and preferring to die unyieldingly.

Especially when Hong Chengchou saw the signatures of Jiading Bo Zhou Kui (the father of Empress Zhou) and the guerrilla general Tian Hongyu (Tian Guifei's father) and their flattering words to Huang Taiji on these secret letters of fornicating with Jiannu...... That's Emperor Chongzhen's lord!

-- Even his father-in-law wanted to fornicate with Jiannu and was about to rebel, which shows how failed Zhu Youzhen, the emperor, deserved...... I just don't know if his pillow people (Queen Zhou and Tian Guifei) are also colluded with foreign officials? If it is true, then Emperor Chongzhen's life can be called a tragedy!

In short, the dignified sons of heaven have already retreated and abandoned the Beijing master to run away. There are so many scholars and squires in the Beijing Division, cabinet scholars, and relatives of the emperor, all vying to come to the stinky feet of the enemy chief Taiji. He is just a criminal minister who has been defeated and captured, what is he still stubborn here?

However, just as Hong Chengchou was shocked by the "Son of Heaven abandoning the country", the generals in the tent were pushing each other's glasses and changing glasses, and the wine was hot. Huang Taiji sent the Jurchen detective horse to reconnoiter in the direction of Beijing City, but an unexpected change occurred.

“…… What the? Shaanxi Liukou preemptively entered the Ming Kingdom and plundered the Beijing Division, taking advantage of us? ”

This unexpected news made the Houjin generals, who were already half-drunk in the tent, quite stunned for a while, and didn't know what to say. After half a ring, some people shouted and scolded hatefully, it was nothing more than those Shaanxi thieves who robbed Dajin of the meat in his mouth. Only Fan Wencheng quietly got up and left the seat after pondering for a while, leaned into Huang Taiji's ear, and whispered, "...... Great Khan, Great Joy! What a joy! ”

“…… Oh? This sounds so strange, how can I be happy about such an unfortunate thing? Huang Taiji, who was also slightly drunk, frowned and asked.

“…… According to the Great Khan, if our army enters and occupies the Beijing division this time, if it is wantonly slaughtered, it will inevitably boil over the people's resentment, which is not conducive to future governance; If you don't take a penny, you will disappoint the soldiers. Now that there is Shaanxi Liukou as the king's precursor, doing dirty work and carrying black pots for us, this thing is much easier......"

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On October 27, the fifth year of Chongzhen, after learning of the change in Beijing, Huang Taiji personally led the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry to attack Beijing, and the Han armies from all walks of life followed up.

At this time, there was still a great chaos in the city of Beijing, the Shaanxi Liukou was bent on plundering the shops and mansions in the city, and was completely defenseless against the foreign enemy, and even the city gate was not closed.

Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the rogues, is staying in the Forbidden City, drinking and having fun with the thieves. Hearing the sound, he immediately put on his armor and led his own soldiers to fight and leave, but the troops were scattered throughout the city, and the summons were too late, and finally the strength could not be supported, so he was awarded the head outside the noon gate. Most of the other Shaanxi thieves were captured and killed in the city, or they were not in the chaos, and they did not know what happened. Only the general Li Zicheng, who restrained his subordinates in advance, camped outside the city, and was not scattered by the Houjin Iron Cavalry, but he was also powerless to turn the tide of the battle. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Li Zicheng took in the rout while pulling out the camp and walking west, and the Jin soldiers couldn't catch up after hearing the news, so they had to sit back and watch their whole division go away.

After this war and catastrophe, half of the houses in Beijing were destroyed, hundreds of thousands of Li people were destroyed, and many places in the Forbidden City were burned down. Many royal relatives and wealthy families are "said" to have been slaughtered by the Liukou, and the gold, silver, grain and rice hoarded at their homes have naturally become the spoils of the Jurchen Eight Banners after they have passed through the hands of the Liukou in Shaanxi, and the cash alone is as high as 50 million taels, so that the dignitaries of the Eight Banners are so happy that they can't keep their mouths together.

Because the palace has been reduced to a battlefield and has not yet been cleaned up, Huang Taiji originally stayed in the Ziguang Pavilion of Zhongnanhai, and summoned the Ming Dynasty to surrender officials here. There was a Hanlin Shu Jishi who knelt three times and bowed nine times, presented a persuasion table, and asked Huang Taiji to be the emperor in Beijing, and Huang Taiji smiled and declined. Another official of the Taoist dialect asked Huang Taiji if the Han official who returned to Shun wanted to shave his hair and keep braids, and Huang Taiji said that he could listen to these small sections......

In short, as time passed, the situation in Beijing began to stabilize, and the common people numbly accepted the rule of the Jurchens, but the problem of food shortage still plagued the new masters of Beijing...... So, under the mention of several Ming generals, Huang Taiji set his sights on the coast of Tianjin in the east...... R1148